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  • The new building, which officials called "the most consequential addition to the UNT Dallas campus in university history," will open to students next month when the sprin...

  • After opening its Americas HQ in Plano earlier this year, Tech Mahindra is now launching its first U.S. Makers Lab at its Plano facility through a new applied AI partners...

  • The brain-inspired design could lower the energy and compute costs behind AI training requirements, an increasingly urgent challenge for enterprises.

  • Along with the foundation’s investment of $60 million late last year to the Dallas County Promise, the grants collectively represent one of the largest philanthropic in...

  • The project, led by UTA physicist J. Ping Liu, seeks to make the mining of critical rare earth elements more cost-efficient and environmentally sustainable by using cheap...

Three Dallas-Area ‘Rising Star’ Researchers Set to Receive Top Texas Science and Tech Honors

by | Dec 15, 2025
TAMEST — the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science & Technology — named five statewide recipients for its 2026 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards, including three from Dallas-Fort Worth institutions. The honorees will be recognized in February, with nominations for 2027 opening in January.
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TCU Launches $10M AI² Initiative With Dell to Scale Campuswide Use
by | Dec 13, 2025
AI² supports large-scale research and interdisciplinary work across the university as TCU pushes toward R1 status.
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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth
North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
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Opportunities for North Texas Innovators
You'll find deadlines coming up for a new accelerator program; and many more opportunities.

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O’Donnell Foundation Commits Up to $60M+ for SMU Energy Program, Academy Honors Fund

by | Dec 10, 2025
The investment will establish a new Energy Science, Innovation, and Enterprise program and boost SMU’s reach in recruiting top students and faculty, the university said. One key goal: connecting talent directly with the companies and industries shaping the future.
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Texas A&M, Last Energy to Launch Microreactor Pilot at RELLIS as Texas Power Demand Climbs
by | Dec 8, 2025
The pilot will test Last Energy’s 5-megawatt PWR-5 design at Texas A&M–RELLIS while the company advances a plan for 30 commercial microreactors in Haskell County northwest of Dallas-Fort Worth to serve data center growth.
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UT Dallas Researchers Turn Everyday Objects into Augmented Reality Keyboards
by | Dec 6, 2025
The PropType interface overlays a virtual keyboard onto everyday objects, giving AR users a faster, more natural way to type.
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HF Controls’ $450K Gift Backs Nuclear and AI Research at UTA
by | Dec 5, 2025
The investment strengthens UTA’s pipeline for high-demand engineering talent and supports research on AI-enabled safety systems for nuclear plants.
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